Prof. Hudson McLean The following article published in LankaWeb received several positive comments as well as an important question from a friend. Have Sri Lankan Journalists turned into Scribes of Prostitution? Prof. Hudson McLean  – -Full Story- (LankaWeb – 29/12/13) Follow-up to “Scribes of Prostitution” – Do Value Chain in Media Pay Taxes? The question […]

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by padraigcolman A Facebook friend asked me to explain why the Sri Lankan government has come under such criticism. A recent example was David Cameron’s November 2013 visit to Sri Lanka for CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of government Meeting). “Can you tell me why you think the country is coming in for criticism? Did the Tamil […]

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by Kurulu Kariyakarawana Courtesy The Sunday Observer BBC Sinhala Service (Sandeshaya) head Priyath Liyanage who aired a news bulletin unfavourable to the controversial BBC World Service documentary “Sri Lanka’s Unfinished War” by Frances Harrison, has been suspended with immediate effect. Liyanage who had authorised a three-minute bulletin that carried defensive comments from Military Spokesman Brig. Ruwan […]

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